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Constantine Canaris Esty was born 26 December 1824 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts to Dexter Esty (1791-1860) and Mary Eames Rice (1787-1849) and died 27 December 1912 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Emily Susannah March (1825-1905) 1853 in Massachusetts.

Constantine Canaris Esty was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Ancestry

His brother was architect Alexander Rice Esty (1826–1881). Esty was a descendant of Edmund Rice (1594-1663) an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a direct descendant of Mary Towne Esty who was executed during the Salem Witch Trials.


Biography

Born in Framingham MA to Dexter Esty, Esty attended the local academies of Framingham and Leicester.

Esty was graduated from Yale College in 1845 where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Framingham, Massachusetts, in 1847.

He served in the State senate in 1857 and 1858. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1867. He was appointed assessor of internal revenue by President Lincoln in 1862 and served until he was removed for political reasons by President Johnson in 1866. Reappointed by him in 1867. He resigned in 1872.

Esty was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George M. Brooks and served from December 2, 1872, to March 3, 1873. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872. He continued the practice of his profession in Framingham, Massachusetts, until his death there December 27, 1912. He was interred in Edgell Grove Cemetery.



Children


Offspring of Constantine Canaris Esty and Emily Susannah March (1825-1905)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Charles Canaris Esty (1855-1921)
Alexander Nickerson Esty (1860-1936)



Siblings


Offspring of Dexter Esty (1791-1860) and Mary Eames Rice (1787-1849)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Mary Louisa Esty (1820-1820)
Joseph Esty (1822-1822)
Constantine Canaris Esty (1824-1912) 26 December 1824 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 27 December 1912 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Emily Susannah March (1825-1905)
Alexander Rice Esty (1826–1881) 18 October 1826 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States 2 July 1881 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Julia Maria Wright (1835-1862)
Charlotte Louise Blake (1840-1866)
Emma Corning Newell (1845-1886)
Mar Ellen Esty (1828-)
Elizabeth Morse Esty (1830-1831)


References

  • Constantine C Esty - Wikipedia
  • Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2010. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations. (CD-ROM). Available from Edmund Rice (1638) Association
  • The twelfth general catalogue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. 1917. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  • Constantine C. Esty at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  • Dexter Esty 1791 Immigrant Ancestors

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